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House of Representatives
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Italy: the Parliament approves a law criminalising negationism

On 8 June 2016, the Italian Parliament approved the draft legislation n. 2874-B that modifies the 1975 legislation on the ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms ...

Last update 15 Jun 2016
Signature of the agreement between Guangzhou University Institute for Human Rights e PhD programme in Human Rights, Society and Multilevel Governance
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Signature of the memorandum between Guangzhou University Institute for Human Rights and the PhD programme Human Rights, Society and Multi-level Governance

On 27 May 2016, the Coordinator of the Joint Ph.D Programme, Giuseppe Giordan, and the Executive Director of Guangzhou University Institute for Human Rights, Songcai Yang, signed a Memorandum of ...

Last update 26 Mar 2019
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Council of Europe: ECRI publishes its fifth report on Italy

The Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published its fifth report on Italy on 7 June 2016. The report identifies major improvements as well as great ...

Last update 7 Jun 2016
Polar ice viewed, which is melting, from aboard the Norwegian Coast Guard vessel, "KV Svalbard", during Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's visit to the Polar ice rim to witness firsthand the impact of climate change on icebergs and glaciers.
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Italy ratifies a set of international environmental legal instruments

With Law No. 79, approved on 3 May 2016 and entered into force on May, 26th, Italy acceded to a number of international instruments on environmental and climatic issues was  Article ...

Last update 5 Jun 2016
A civil society representative participates in a panel discussion on the progress achieved in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG's)
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Italy: reform of the non-profit sector approved

On 25 May 2016, the Italian House of Deputies approved, with 239 votes in favour against 78, a bill that mandates the cabinet to reform the non-profit sector (Delega al Governo per la ...

Last update 30 May 2016
A sign with the text "Conseil de l'Europe" in French, with the flags of some member states hanging above.
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European Committee of Social Rights: Italy condemned for lack of abortion services provided by the National Health Service

The decision of the European Committee of Social Rights on the admissibility and the merits of the complaint Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro (CGIL) v. Italy became public on 11 April ...

Last update 6 May 2016
Group shot of students and  National Civil Service volunteers  of the University of Padua in Assisi, 18 October 2014.
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A new phase of the Italian Campaign for the recognition of the Human Right to Peace begins in view of the upcoming fourth session of the UN Intergovernamental Working Group

The UN Intergovernamental Working Group, estabilished by the UN Human Rights Council with the task of preparing a UN Declaration on the human right to peace, will meet for its 4th session in Geneva, ...

Last update 28 Mar 2019
Sigillo dell'Università degli Studi di Padova
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University of Padova: Selection announcement of 15 PhD grants for foreign students fully funded by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo to attend Doctoral courses

For the academic year 2016/2017, the University of Padova is offering 15 research fellowships fully funded by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo for foreign students to ...

Last update 25 Mar 2019
Insignia of Italian Republic
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Italy adopts the first National Plan of Action against human trafficking and severe exploitation

The Italian Council of Ministers adopted the first National Plan of Action against human trafficking and severe exploitation, as provided for by art. 9 of legislative decree n. 4, 4 March 2014 ...

Last update 19 Mar 2016
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Italy: Mauro Palma nominated first national ombudsman for the rights of persons detained or deprived of their liberty

Mauro Palma, former President of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, was nominated first national ombudsman for the rights of persons detained or deprived of their liberty. The ...

Last update 1 Mar 2016
Panoramic photo of the building headquarters of the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France.
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European Court of Human Rights: Italy violated the ECHR allowing the CIA’s abduction and extrajudicial transfer to Egypt of the imam Abu Omar

On the 23rd February 2016, with the Chamber judgment in the case of Nasr and Ghali v. Italy, the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: with regard to Mr Nasr: a ...

Last update 28 Feb 2016
The second edition of the 2012 UNOSDP Youth Leadership Camp (YLC), United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP), Germany, 2012
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Italy adopts legislation to promote social integration of foreign minors through sport

On the 16th February 2016, law no. 12, 20th January 2016, concerning measures for the promotion through sport of the social integration of foreign minors living in Italy will enter into ...

Last update 4 Feb 2016
Panoramic photo of the building headquarters of the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France.
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European Court of Human Rights: by failing to pay compensation to people infected by transfusions of contaminated blood Italy violated right to life under ECHR

On 14th January 2016, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) condemned Italy for the violation of several provisions of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) in relation to non-payment ...

Last update 2 Feb 2016
The European Union flag in the form of a puzzle that composes the terrestrial globe.
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Italy adopts legislation implementing EU victims rights directive

With the legislative decree 15 December 2015, n. 212 Italy transposed and implemented Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing minimum standards on the rights, ...

Last update 2 Feb 2016
Cars of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kinshasa, 2011
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MA Programme in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance: visit to the International Museum of the Red Cross, Castiglione delle Stiviere, 14th January 2016

The Human Rights Centre and the SPGI Department have scheduled for January 14th 2016 a visit to the International Museum of the Red Cross, in Castiglione delle Stiviere (Mantua, Italy). After ...

Last update 26 Mar 2019